Glass-rope
(n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together. |
Guess rope
() A guess warp. |
Guest rope
() The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom. |
Pull
(v. t.) To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one |
Pull
(v. t.) To draw apart |
Pull
(v. t.) To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one |
Pull
(v. t.) To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one |
Pull
(v. t.) To hold back, and so prevent from winning |
Pull
(v. t.) To take or make, as a proof or impression |
Pull
(v. t.) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See Pull, n., 8. |
Pull
(v. i.) To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or hauling |
Pull
(n.) The act of pulling or drawing with force |
Pull
(n.) A contest |
Pull
(n.) A pluck |
Pull
(n.) A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is pulled |
Pull
(n.) The act of rowing |
Pull
(n.) The act of drinking |
Pull
(n.) Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest |
Pull
(n.) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side. |
Rope
(n.) A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage. |
Rope
(n.) A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc. |
Rope
(n.) The small intestines |
Rope
(v. i.) To be formed into rope |
Rope
(v. t.) To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord |
Rope
(v. t.) To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope. |
Rope
(v. t.) To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something |
Rope
(v. t.) To lasso (a steer, horse). |
Rope
(v. t.) To draw, as with a rope |
Rope
(v. t.) To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing. |
Rope's-end
(v. t.) To punish with a rope's end. |
Rope-yarn
(n.) the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made. |
Top-rope
(n.) A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes. |
pull
pulling | the act of pulling, applying force to move something toward or with you, the pull up the hill had him breathing harder, his strenuous pulling strained his back |
| rope-a-dope | a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches |
| jump rope | a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope |
leg-pull
leg-pulling | as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true |
| pull | a sustained effort, it was a long pull but we made it |
pull-up
chin-up | an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar |
puff
drag pull | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke), he took a puff on his pipe, he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly |
anchor chain
anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
| guide rope | a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane |
guy
guy cable
guy wire
guy rope | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
hangman's rope
hangman's halter
halter hemp
hempen necktie | a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging |
jump rope
skip rope
skipping rope | a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it |
| pull | a device used for pulling something, he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer |
| pull chain | a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet) |
pull-in
pull-up | a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers |
pull-off
rest area
rest stop
layby
lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
| pull-through | cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight, is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it |
R-
Mexican valium
rophy
rope roofy
roach forget me drug
circle | street names for flunitrazepan |
| ridge rope | either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship |
| rope | a strong line |
| rope bridge | a bridge consisting of ropes |
| rope ladder | a ladder with side pieces of rope |
| rope tow | a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto |
ropewalk
rope yard | workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made |
| rope yarn | the strands out of which ropes are made |
towline
towrope
towing line
towing rope | (nautical) a rope used in towing |
pull
clout | special advantage or influence, the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull |
ropemaker
rope-maker
roper | a craftsman who makes ropes |
| pull | the force used in pulling, the pull of the moon, the pull of the current |
| cost-pull inflation | inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production |
| demand-pull inflation | inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money |
| rope burn | abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope |
wrench
twist
pull | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments, the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell, he was sidelined with a hamstring pull |
grimace
make a face
pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state, He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do |
pull
overstretch | strain abnormally, I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up, The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition |
| pull b | take away, pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf |
| rope in | draw in as if with a rope, lure, The agent had roped in several customers |
retreat
pull back back out
back away
crawfish
crawfish out
pull in one's horns
withdraw | make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity, We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him, He backed out of his earlier promise, The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns |
bamboozle
snow
hoodwink
pull the wool over someone's eyes
lead by the nose
play false | conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end, He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well |
pull the leg of
kid | tell false information to for fun, Are you pulling my leg? |
gain
advance
win pull ahead
make headway
get ahead
gain ground | obtain advantages, such as points, etc., The home team was gaining ground, After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference |
| pull d root for | take sides with, align oneself with, show strong sympathy for, We all rooted for the home team, I'm pulling for the underdog, Are you siding with the defender of the title? |
| pull out all the stops | use all resources available, The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting |
down
knock down cut down
push down
pull down | cause to come or go down, The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect, The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet |
| pull back draw | stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow), The archers were drawing their bows |
rope
leash | fasten with a rope, rope the bag securely |
| rope up | attach to one another, for safety, The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent |
extract pull out
pull a pull up
take out draw out | remove, usually with some force or effort, also used in an abstract sense, pull weeds, extract a bad tooth, take out a splinter, extract information from the telegram |
gather
garner
collect
pull together | assemble or get together, gather some stones, pull your thoughts together |
pluck pull tear deplume
deplumate
displume | strip of feathers, pull a chicken, pluck the capon |